Aether Favoriteland

Aether Favoriteland is the eldest child of Itazura and Angie. He is also the main protagonist in the Favoriteland Series, Favoriteland: Traitors Among Us. He is 17 in the series but in flashbacks looks to be 9 years of age. Aether’s backstory is very heartbreaking and horrible for many reasons. By the time this series takes place, it’s been 17 years since Uprising, meaning that the original Favorites are in their 50’s at least, but are still keeping their 20 year old looks and body as they will never die from old age. Itazura and Angie had him right at the end of Uprising meaning they were young when they had him.

Aether is a rogue who ran away from home for a good reason and lives on the streets. To make money, he steals from the wealthy or anyone he can find as he is the Favorite of Thievery. Later becoming the Favorite of Crime. He later on also has two children: Cyvoril “Klevo” Favoriteland and Neioth “Atama” Favoriteland.

Appearance:
Aether used to wear very fancy clothes always with a golden scarf and very fancy shoes. He was accompanied by a black and silver cape and a shiny silver crown with amethyst gems inside it. Aether has snow white hair with black tips that fade into the whiteness. People used to call him “The Snow Angel.”

Aether is the only Favorite aside from Azguel and Celsius that has eyes like them. With citrine/golden yellow on the bottom of his eyes and emerald green on the top. He has 4 very cunning fangs that possess the ability to make people steal for him willingly.

In present day after a horrible event though, Aether wears tattered clothes, having to disguise himself as a person in ripped clothes as to not be recognized by the castle guards. He wears a black hoodie although he normally takes the hood off the jacket unless it’s needed. He still wears his golden scarf, but it’s torn and ripped from many of his heists. He also makes sure the scarf hides lots of his face along with his hair hiding half of his left eye at least. He wears black gloves and carries a Twilight Dagger. His shoes have changed too, from being very fancy to dirty. He made his shoes himself suggesting he is talented in clothing design. He made them out of leather and they only go a little past his ankles.

Aether almost never smiles due to betrayal and when he does smile, which he starts to do later on, he looks very kind and approachable. Cathrine even says that when he smiles, he looks like a very caring person and handsome. He also is absent of wings until he gets older, they do come back, but are transparent and invisible, they only appear once on screen (they are sharp and deadly weapons in battle similar to Azguel’s wings). Before he started smiling genuinely, he only smiled to hypnotize people who seen him, the smile was always cunning and devilish, with bright eyes and bearing his pearly white fangs.

In battle however, he wears a tattered black cape with a violet hue. He wears a deep violet shirt as violet is the colour of trust, particularly HIS trust; the thing he values most in a person and the thing he wants a person to be worthy of. He also reveals his face and his scarf is made into a belt. He wields two daggers and it’s revealed his shoes are genuine black leather and his shoes are worn, suggesting these shoes were stolen and worn for a long time. Before battle as well, his gloves are golden yellow, the colour of betrayal as he underwent so much of it. In battle, they turn dark blue which is the colour of trust, the thing he wants.

Personality:
Aether is very cynical, not caring to trust anyone after all he’s been through. He strongly believes that every living thing does what they do for power and for themselves, he’s lost faith and is very distrustful. He also tends to have habits that cause himself self doubt, an example being his betrayer’s last words to him after betraying him:

”I only let you live because I needed to observe you..Your skills, how you work and the use of your talents. After I seen that I needed them, I knew I had to kill you..just for your talents.”

It made Aether view himself as nothing but a tool, designed to be used and tossed away. He sometimes even asks why he keeps doing it. Why he hopes that there’s someone in the world who isn’t corrupt and trustworthy.

He’s also a very good negotiator, able to deceive wealthy people and persuade them into telling him their secrets. He can swindle deals extremely rapidly and people who doubt him are stolen from anyway. This earned him the nickname “Silver Tongued Devil” since he is a bit of a trickster like his father, but also very organized and talented.

He can also be charming at times, alluring people by flashing a devilish smile. It is said that if you see his smirk and narrowed eyes, it hypnotizes you. This is what allows him to run from place to place without sharing his identity, because after the hypnosis, the person forgets who he is. He can also acquire henchmen in this way.

He tends to be very unsure of himself in what he does when it involves other people. But he’s very confident in his skills as a thief. The only person he trusted after his betrayal was another thief who took care of him, Malice. Malice was a very gentle man who seen Aether as a lost child that needed hope in his life.

Malice sees Aether still doubts having faith and that he’s confused, not knowing how to trust people. Aether still feels lost and despite acting all tough and convincing people he’s mentally strong, Malice sees that Aether is still the same 9 year old boy who lost all hope.

In short, Aether is very clever, gentle, distrustful and charming, but is lost and unsure of what caused him to be betrayed. He’s also very lonely and really wants to trust, but finds it hard. He’s afraid of trusting others.

He starts to get filled with hope when he meets Cathrine, a wealthy maiden who he calls “lady” but later on as “My lady fair.” Cathrine started to fill him with faith and trust. He even starts to smile when she’s around him, starting to warm up to her and to other people. He even starts trusting people again and starts to lose his cynical view on things. But he still knows some people aren’t meant to be trusted, so he reads their expressions after trusting more.

Early Life:
Aether was born on December the 1st to Lies and Mischief, otherwise known as Angie (Angrboda) and Itazura. He is the eldest son and was very close with Itazura. When Narvi was born, Aether was so happy. He and Narvi grew very close even if they were just little toddlers. They both loved it when Fenrir was born….or so it seemed. You see, Narvi grew different after the birth of Hel and Felony, his younger twin sisters. He grew very disturbingly close to Felony. He hated it when she was born before the discovery of what element she possessed. Aether for one, loved Felony in a genuine manner. Narvi however, seemed to switch his opinion oddly rapidly. When Felony herself was about 5 years old something horrible happened.

Aether knew something was going on, he knew because no matter what, Narvi would ALWAYS invite him. But this time, he took her by the hand and left without saying a word….Aether went to see what was going on, but checked in the house for them before searching. He noticed two things out of place:

Narvi’s sai was missing and Felony’s teddy bear was laying on the ground? She took it with her wherever she went. Only two minutes after, Narvi came back with tears in his eyes, crying and sobbing so much. He said that a thief with a grim smile and crazy eyes pushed Felony off a cliff! Narvi said he fought back as hard as he could, but the thief stole his sai from the castle. A couple of weeks later, Felony was confirmed to have died. Aether inherited her element. The ability to create felonies without being caught.

Narvi, wracked with grief became delusional and starting thinking it was he who inherited her dangerous element. He said that he was going to invite her to the Trio of Chaos (Narvi’s gang where he was the leader, Aether was the profit maker with his thievery skills and Fenrir was the fighter and guard).

A year and a half after the death of Felony, when Aether was 9 and Narvi was 8, the two went to the place they hung out the most, chatting away with time flying. However, this time they didn’t go behind the waterfall, the went above it on the side of it. Narvi told Aether this is where he went to plan. Aether thought the sunset was a beautiful thing and Narvi oddly, offered Aether a hug. Narvi wasn’t much of a hugger or an affectionate sibling, but Aether, full of faith and life, accepted the hug.

But something LITERALLY didn’t feel right. Aether felt a sharp pain in his chest, particularly his left side. Aether noticed a red liquid spilling out onto the ground. Narvi smirked after pulling away from Aether with an evil grin and pushed him into the rapids. His last words being “Never trust anyone Aether, only a fool believes in such childish things. Bye bye Aether!”

Aether fell down the waterfall with his last sights being his brother’s bloodstained sai and hands with crazy red eyes and blood on his cheek. Due to his sai being made of Heavenly matter, it hurt Aether as he was a “Neutral Favorite” which meant he could only be killed by twilight matter.

Aether fell unconscious, but not dead. Another thief stumbled upon his shivering and sorrow filled body. This thief was Malice. A master thief who knew that the kid was upset, even in his unconscious state. Malice scooped up Aether and took him to his house, where he seen the horrid gash that Narvi sliced and stabbed Aether. He was able to treat his wounds and made sure Aether was comfortable. He got him a blanket, started the fireplace and gave him an ice pack to help with a fever he developed.

When Aether awoke, he was definitely showing signs of confusion, hurt and fear since the last thing he remembered was Narvi’s hurtful words and his betrayal. But Malice reassured him that he meant no harm and asked Aether why the prince of Mythra was bloodied and at the bottom of a waterfall. Aether, still in shock told him everything. Malice was speechless and said he knew something was wrong with Narvi, the way he shambled about the streets didn’t seem right. He also mentioned that Narvi had a glint in his eyes that was most insane.

Aether did trust him enough as he saved his life. Malice was able to teach Aether the difference in stealing for pleasure, and stealing for survival. Since Aether was in a gang with Narvi and Fenrir, he didn’t know that thieving had different meanings. He simply thought that he stole what he wanted. But Malice told him that even the most successful thieves abide by morals, while some don’t, it’s important to do so. After mentioning this, he told Aether the rules that he followed, Aether still follows them as well:


 * 1) Fundraisers are not a place to steal, while it may look like paradise, the fundraiser is normally for things that need money. But they are available if it’s a fundraiser for something bad.
 * 2) Lock picking is a must have, many wealthy people have safes. So picking or finding a way to get into them is very important. While Aether was incredible at lock-picking, he had problems with combination locks because a simple key or lock pick wouldn’t suffice.
 * 3) Distinguishing materials in jewellery is extremely important. If you steal fools gold, you will not make much profit and that gold in Htrae actually shimmers after being breathed on, while fools gold gets opaque.
 * 4) Since Aether was left handed, he had problems stealing with his right side. He relied heavily on snatching with his left hand, handling money with his left hand and he even opened doors that swung right with his left hand. Malice told him that the right hand was very useful in thievery, while Aether was extraordinary in stealing, he needed both hands to do even better.

After 2 years, Aether was a fully fledged thief who was a master of his craft, best of all thieves. Malice was so proud when Aether set out at the age of 12 to be on his own. Immediately, Aether made allies due to his skills and finally thought he could trust them, but they beat him up and took all the stolen items. Aether finally convinced himself that there was no trustworthy person in the world for a long time. He made headlines as “The Spell Thief” due to a secret ability that came with him:

Aether can control the elements of fire, ice, water, thunder, wind, light and dark. But only one at a time until the final season where he can use 3. He uses them for various heists. But he has different powers aside from what he calls “Elemental Sorcery.” It was passed to him by an unlikely gene from Itazura, who inherited it from Hyuzu and who Hyuzu got it from was Scar. While Aether is incredibly strong, he would fall to Azguel. This is why he was called the “Spell Thief.”

He was also bestowed the nickname “Silver Tongued Devil” for his notorious swindling and way of talking. The fist thing Aether stole was an engagement ring made out of pure diamond and a giant diamond in the centre. A long time ago when he was five, he met a twelve year old student. This student taught Aether the wonders of knowledge and helped him with his magic powers. He grew attached to this student, but he had to leave as he was a temporary student in the castle. Aether grew glum when he left. But it wasn't the end...

Due to Aether’s rather unique appearance, many people assumed he wasn’t actually the son of Itazura and Angie. Much rather, he looked very similar to another thief and his wife. The thief’s name was Malice, who he meets later on as he looked exactly like Neioth, Malice’s deceased son.

During Aether's early years, he witnessed Narvi undergo certain tests made by Endraxus. This was because Narvi was suspected of having a mental disorder, causing his violent personality and lack of empathy. Narvi also had a twin brother, Ledger. Ledger and Narvi BOTH underwent these tests, but Narvi was able to put on facades. Ledger? He went berserk and demonstrated he was mentally unstable and was put into an insane asylum for a while.

Being apart from Narvi was worse than death for Ledger. Narvi felt awful that he was free, but Ledger wasn't and realized something. It was Aether who brought Ledger's odd actions to his parents attention. It happened when Ledger was threatening a person for all their valuables when he was four and even stabbed a man after gaining his trust, betraying him. In fact, Ledger's element was diagnosed earlier than Narvi's despite being the younger twin. Ledger was the Favorite of Betrayal, which coincidentally went hand in hand with Narvi's element; wrongdoing.

Aether unintentionally sabotaged Narvi and Ledger's perfect world when he was seven after reporting that Ledger's twisted sense of what he called 'justice' killed a man. Ledger believed that HE had to be the best and only Narvi was above him. Narvi also believed that as long as the two of them were above all others, they'd live happily ever after. But after Ledger was put into an inaccessible asylum, Narvi grew resentful of Aether.

Narvi told Ledger before he was committed that he would become the king of Mythra and manipulate his grip on one of the continents as leverage to the other Favorites. He said if he could become the most powerful negative Favorite of all time, he could find Ledger after the latter escaped from the insane asylum. He betrayed his elder brother, Aether to make sure he wouldn't inherit any of the elements, but he accidentally failed. Aether was the barrier between Narvi freeing Ledger and between Ledger and Narvi potentially taking over the imaginary isles with armies of imaginary beings, big enough to even match Azguel's power!

Ledger and Narvi actually reunited by the time Traitors Among us starts. Ledger is actually the one who was supposed to marry Cathrine, then he'd have an heir and kill her for her fortune, making him more powerful and influential in the rich districts. But Aether ends up with Cathrine instead.

When Narvi is killed, Ledger grew treacherous and proves to be the big bad of Favoriteland Finale. He made a deal with the Pentagon of the Mirror Hell that if he took over Mythrido and by extension, Mythria (Having to kill his father Itazura, who never showed any love for Ledger), they would live again.

Guess what? Narvi was a member of the Pentagon of Hell! He was a wraith and while the other wraiths are somewhat alive, Narvi is full on deceased because he was murdered via betrayal. Betrayal is the thing that makes a Favorite STAY dead. For example: Derlink died, but he died in a heroic way, allowing him to come back. But Narvi was betrayed by his own lackey for doing evil deeds, making him die forever. (Noah wasn't betrayed by Connor because there was nothing to betray anymore! Noah was already dead and technically a mortal). Narvi would stay dead. That is, unless Ledger were to bring him back by becoming powerful, avenging him and taking out the person who betrayed him. Only then, would Narvi be alive.

Narvi does indeed come back after Ledger kills Fenrir for betraying Narvi. He appears only as a ghostly wraith and he isn't necessarily alive. Ledger comes extremely close to completely reviving Narvi, but is confronted by the heroic Favorites and is defeated.

Ledger stabbed himself with a heavenly matter dagger (stealing it from Connor) and slashed it across his chest. He also limped into the cave where Narvi's dead body was. He died hugging it and walks into the afterlife with his brother, all what he wanted.

Teenage Years:
In his teenage years which we see after what Aether went through, he has become amongst the most skilled of thieves. Nobody knows who he is except for Malice, who misses him dearly. Aether is shown stealing fruit from marketplace stands despite being able to steal anything. When Aether turned 13, that's when he left Malice. Aether travelled through Mythra and Mythrido. He eventually stumbled in Humalia (Good side of Humalia) and Humalu (Bad and crime part of Humalia). This is where he meets Catherine. Aether came to Humalia when he was 17 and met his future “Lady Fair.” Cathrine had been going out into the woods to pick berries so she could bake and was attacked by a bunch of thieves who wanted to rob her. But Aether came down and told them to get away from her, he beat them up, gave Cathrine some berries and walked home. Cathrine was very devoted to paying him back. The only thing Aether wished was for her to be careful. Cathrine was upset because of her arranged marriage to a very unpleasant wealthy man who just wanted an heir and not her. It was her role to merge the rich families together as the only daughter of her parents. She went out to her balcony and stood on her toes to see into the distance and fell. Aether however knew this and caught her due to him being in the neighbourhood. Cathrine apologized quickly and embarrassed, started walking into her house. Aether then asked, “Why are you so uptight?” Cathrine told him that being rich wasn’t easy.

Aether in his teenage years when he was 14, was reunited with a the student he encountered at the castle, Citadel Aythine. Citadel didn’t recognize Aether at first. Aether smacked Citadel and yelled “WHY DID YOU LEAVE?!” Citadel and Aether visited often and reconnected. Citadel was 21 years old now and was actually an advisor and also a principal of a very successful Acadamy.

Cathrine asked who he was and he said he was named Neioth Rune (his alias so nobody would know who he was). Cathrine asked why he was dressed in ripped and tattered clothing out of curiosity. Aether said he was a thief and that he didn’t like the fancy clothes. Cathrine acknowledged his situation and after that, the two met frequently. Eventually Aether said his real name wasn’t Neioth, but Aether. Cathrine asked why he didn’t say his real name and all he said was that he had his reasons. Cathrine confessed one day when they started getting close that she was getting married soon and didn’t want to. Aether suggested that the two should run away together and they did in the dead of night.

Aether and Cathrine got so close that they even went out on the town where she lived and ate in a fancy restaurant. With Aether paying with gemstones he stole from a jewelry shop. Aether stole a bottle of red wine and he and Cathrine had a romantic evening.

In the morning, Cathrine felt lightheaded and she felt dizzy from drinking lots of wine. She threw up the entire day she and Aether walked to find the perfect place to live. Aether had a hunch about what it was and Cathrine went to a doctor alone.

Although the doctor wasn’t Endraxus Potaru, the mortal doctor actually knew the reason. Cathrine was pregnant at the age of 17. She didn’t want to tell Aether until the perfect moment and when she returned, she just said that it was from all the wine.

However, Narvi found out where Aether, Citadel (who joined in to go on a journey for his life) and Cathrine went. Narvi got his henchman Fenrir to take Citadel prisoner and put Cathrine back in her home on her wedding day where she would marry a man that disrespected her. Narvi didn’t recognize Aether and just knocked him out. He fled to his hideout beside the rapids where he assumed he killed Aether and Felony. Aether woke up and finally decided to face his inner demons and fears of betrayal from recollection of Cathrine’s smile and Citadel’s passion AND Malice in general saying that “trust is everything in life, no trusting, no life.”

Aether was furious. He went and freed Citadel out of the prison and took him to a safe place. His eyes were bright with fury and his sclera was black with hatred. But that all disappeared when he remembered Cathrine. Now all he cared about was saving her from a disrespectful wedding. He started journeying to the cathedral where she was.

Cathrine meanwhile, announced that the baby wasn’t the groom’s but rather a compassionate and empathetic thief who truly loved her. Her parents were shocked that a poor thief got their daughter pregnant and were disappointed. They demanded that she give it up to an orphanage due to it being “impure.” But Cathrine wouldn’t have it. However she did have to get married, so she walked up the aisle and was about to sadly say “I do”, when Aether shouted “I OBJECT!” Aether apparently bought a gorgeous diamond ring with money so that their vows wouldn’t be made through thievery. He proposed to Cathrine on the alter while the groom, disgustedly remarked Aether’s poor choice of clothing. Aether than said:

”You’re bout to pick a fight with the wrong man pal..I had a very rough day and my Cathrine, you don’t deserve.”

Aether than announced who he really was: The presumed dead prince of Mythra. Everyone was shocked including Cathrine, who still loved him. She tricked everyone by almost kissing the groom and then quickly kissed Aether under the wedding arch, thus, making them married.

Aether’s Journey:
Aether’s main mission was to never meet a lady who he loves, but rather to live the life of an infamous thief known and respected. He never wanted any new friends due to his fear that what Narvi did would happen again. Heck he even tried! But they took all his loot and left him bloodied and bruised when he was 12, to which Aether told Malice he’d never again talk to anyone new again, let alone trust them. His mission was to live alone and without fear, but in exchange he lived lonely and empty inside, defeated and broken. Sure he was without betrayal, but he was always alone both literally and spiritually. He had his treasures he stole, but was never ever rich. As being rich involves so much money. The places he robbed were of poor income and he barely had enough to pay for food on the table. He robbed here so Narvi would never find him. At the time, Aether had always had his guard up and was cold hearted, a stubborn and weary boy.

His plans however, were led astray when he was 16. He eventually grew tired of staying in the darkness, hoping that a miracle would come, he cried over Narvi’s betrayal and it still had quite the effect as the event was still fresh in his mind. What pushed him to go there was hearing Narvi had become king as Itazura and Angie had been in a comatose for a while. Unable to accept this, Aether decided to inflate his popularity to get attention and start a rebellion as he hated his brother with every ounce of blood in his body. He wanted Narvi dead as he was a horrible king, brother and partner in his trio of Chaos. Unfortunately, Narvi had ordered his siblings: Hel, Jormun and Fenrir to guard Narvi so he wouldn’t be the target of angry mobs.

Aether set forth on a journey to make a difference and was actually on a mission to murder Narvi for attempting to kill him and killing his youngest sister Felony. That’s right, Aether before being pushed in the rapids had Narvi whisper to him his biggest secret. To which he said “I killed Felony…and now you” before being stabbed. He started stealing from the most popular and wealthy people in Mythra, he made quite the name for himself and yet, because of his hypnosis, would have no real identity. He hated having no recognition and made a plan that when overthrowing the king, would reveal himself as the rightful heir and rightful king.

His mission after getting noticed, get to Narvi and kill him. However to do that required serious commitment and facing the man who tried to kill him. Not to mention that he had to defeat Hel, Jormun AND Fenrir, who were all convinced Aether was dead.

But…Narvi didn’t count on one thing. Fenrir keeping Aether being alive a secret. Fenrir had heard a very skilled thief that went by the Alias “Neioth Rune” was at large and made a bunch of impact on how people seen Narvi. Fenrir was actually being mistreated by Narvi as Narvi was convinced since he was the king and leader, his siblings had no say. But Fenrir, his right hand, kept Aether safe by secretly keeping his suspicions to himself. He hated the way Narvi was acting and didn’t tell anyone. Not even Jormun or Hel for that matter. Truth be told, Fenrir liked Aether more than Narvi as Aether was actually a good person who treated him like a living being while Narvi treated him like nothing and expected everything from him.

Aether was horrified of facing Narvi, but realized that his mixed feelings were having a negative impact on his career as a thief, his hands would actually start to shake after remembering what Narvi did to him and all those times he was hurt. He started slipping and losing his grip on it. That is until he got up and went to face Hel. His younger sister who was the first person he had to defeat. But before he did that, he met Cathrine.

Cathrine was a fair maiden who was wealthy and came from a powerful family. She was 16 by the time she and Aether met and Aether was 17. She was passing by in the rich area of Mythra. She went through a forest to get to her house, only to be mugged by a bunch of thieves who demanded she give them her purse and her family heirlooms, her beautiful earrings made entirely out of diamond. Fortunately, Aether was also passing through the forest and he beat up the thieves. He ordered them to scram which they did. He grabbed Cathrine by the wrist and told her “come with me.” He took her back to her house which she gave him directions.

Aether was cold to her at first, calling her “lady”, which was disrespectful. But eventually, he started to feel something. He didn’t know what it was in the slightest and eventually, he saved her from falling from her balcony. The two slowly started talking more and even told each other their stories. Aether realized that she made him smile, happy. Even made him cry tears of joy one time from her genuine personality. He felt that he could trust her and even started to little by little.

When Cathrine was crying at her balcony one night, Aether came by and asked what was wrong. She told him she was getting married to a “rich man” who just so happened to be…Narvi’s friend. Narvi’s friend didn’t want Cathrine, Narvi did as he wanted even more wealth and an heir. He just didn’t want anyone to know and arranged his friend to marry her for him. His friend reluctantly agreed.

Aether after hearing this, realized he’d never escape Narvi and eventually had to face him. He smiled and held out his hand. He said “Run away with me Cathrine. Together, we’ll be free of these shackles, of force and unhappiness.” She took his hand and together, they ran out of her house and into a forest. The two lived in harmony for months and were even joined by other people like Citadel (Aether’s childhood friend) and a little boy named Thercyus, who was aspiring to be a person who had free will. Who wasn’t under pressure to become a great wizard, he was trying to become a thief, but after seeing Aether in action so fluently, he realized he couldn’t do it. He finds out he wants to be a doctor and help those in need instead of being a sort of straight A student.

He was also joined by Azguel's grandchild, the Favorite of Knowledge. Citadel and him got along quite well. When Aether asked his cousin why he wanted to join him, he replied he too hated Narvi and that he overheard Narvi's intentions of taking over the Isles. He also seen that Aether was hurting inside and wanted to help him through it a little.

Aether eventually kisses Cathrine under the moonlight atop a grassy field of flowers and the stars glimmering above them. Cathrine said that she loved him even if others saw thieves as liars, to which Aether said she was the first person he trusted in a long time.

They eventually get to Hel and defeat her. Aether tells Hel that he missed her and she told him where Jormun was. Jormun didn’t even fight. He said since Narvi did what he did: betray his closest brother, he wanted to betray Narvi. Aether and Cathrine had a toast and drank to it. Aether and Cathrine got drunk while Citadel and Thercyus didn’t drink. Aether then became super emotional and open telling everyone who he really was and his betrayal. He laughed about it saying “Then he stabbed me and I went YEET off into the whooshing waters. Y’know that day was actually very not good..” hiccuping between his words.

Citadel and Thercyus were deeply troubled about this matter and when Aether got sober the next day, asked him about it. Aether hid his face in his scarf and said:

“Y-yeah…it’s true guys. I’m prince Aether and I have very extensive trust issues. To be honest, it was..difficult to bring anyone with me. I became a common thief just to run from him. But with you guys, my troubles just melt away and I forget the demon I used to call a brother that caused me pain.”

His friends comforted him about the issue saying they always suspected something was up due to his facial expressions and guarded and touchy personality. He responded saying he was worried about them leaving him or becoming traitors. He even said he thought sometimes: “Even in a crowd of friends, close ones..there’s always..traitors among us” thus defining the name of the series.

Cathrine eventually says she’s feeling nauseous and lightheaded. Aether then serenades her with romantic songs that reflected how much he loved her. She went to a hospital undercover and alone and found out she was carrying Aether’s child at the age of 17.

Aether put off trying to find Narvi because he was in love and felt no more revenge. He was content and happy being with his friends and with Cathrine. Content with living the life of a regular person and without fear. But it wouldn’t last.

Narvi found out way past Cathrine’s wedding day where she was and had his guards escort her so she would be wed. He put Thercyus in an orphanage and Citadel in jail for treason even though he did nothing wrong. He beat up Aether who he didn’t recognize and was convinced he was dead anyways. He also fought very hardly with his cousin, the favorite of Knowledge and both were very injured. Narvi beat up Aether before this, and Celsius was enraged that his son was hurt as was Azguel. But they couldn't do anything about it because they didn't know what led up to it. Aether was completely unconscious.

Aether had everything taken from him by the man who tried to kill him twice now and realized Narvi would always haunt him as long as he was king.

Aether, being hurt and nearly dead as Narvi had stabbed him with a twilight sword, passed out with tears in his eyes below the waterfall where Narvi had pushed him into. Malice, the man who took him in and taught him, seen him once more and was so saddened. He quickly took him to his house and patched him up for days. Eventually, Aether awoke and seen Malice with a worried expression. Malice asked what had happened to which Aether just hugged him. Aether said Narvi had come back and took everything from him. He mentioned his love for Cathrine and said he missed Malice.

Malice observed Aether was still struggling with Narvi’s betraying him and told him.:

”So what?”

Aether was shocked at this and pondered why over and over. Then Malice responded:

”So what if he betrayed you? You lived happily with your lady fair and with your friends Aether. You smiled and put that behind you while doing so. Didn’t you notice? You forgot all about it. There’s more important things to do then worry about Narvi. If you’re still haunted by him, confront him and make sure to give him a piece of your mind. But DON’T stoop to his level.”

Aether finally had recalled: he shoved Narvi’s betrayal out of his way when he kissed Cathrine and when he reunited with Citadel. He was thinking about more positive things. Something had lit inside Aether and Malice then cried: “GO TO THEM” in a joyous and advisal tone.

Aether thanked Malice for everything and ran to get Thercyus from the orphanage saying “ADIOS” to the orphanage. And then went to get Citadel from jail. He announced to everyone “DOWN WITH THE KING” and danced on stage during a bands performance in a jocularly manner. He gave a hearty laugh and bolted to the cathedral where Cathrine was getting married. He busted down the door and said “I OBJECT” and rushed towards her. She looked and smiled so brightly.

Before the wedding she informed her parents “The baby isn’t the grooms.” Hearing this, her parents were enraged and demanded she tell them who the father was. Cathrine then replied “It is the son of a quite compassionate, romantic and devoted..thief!”

Aether proposed to her with a ring he actually bought with money, not stole. It was the most elegant, remarkable and expensive ring in the store. He added he bought it because she was a treasure with no price, something that couldn’t be stolen for free, but could be his if she would like to.

“I’ve been cold hearted and scared of people before I met you. You make my life brighter than all the gold coins, jewels and trinkets in the world. More than all stars in the sky. My lady fair, my sweet. I would walk the deserts of Vula and Humalia if it meant I could be with you everyday of my life. For you are genuine, so you should be happy. Let us marry and flee these shackles of burdens.” Aether proposed to her with this delightful and heartfelt speech from his soul.

Cathrine accepted and kissed him instead of the groom. She threw off her wedding dress revealing a more subtle look and a more comfortable one. She took his hand, but her parents kept her from going, insulting Aether. Aether remarked “You dare speak to your liege like that? The name’s Aether Favoriteland. Rightful king to Mythra!”

Her parents were taken aback by this and apologized to Aether, who told them they should not be so hasty with their judgements.

Pentagon of Hell:
In the absolute final series of Favoriteland, Aether has to deal with the Mirror Hell’s absolute worst demons. These demons include:

Aegis Sapparel: Aegis was the absolute first ever pillar of Hell when he stabbed himself with Derlink’s sickle saying he’d rather die than accept Derlink’s mercy. Aegis was the only possessed knight not possessed, only ever so rarely. Overrule, although he was the first believer in his mother, didn’t become part of the Pentagon until the events when he fails in trying to possess Itazura.

Overrule: Demoness’s deceased son who made himself a body, constructed out of his negative and evilness. Overrule was the second pillar of Hell since birth. As he failed to possess Itazura, to which left him without a body for a long time. It wasn’t until he made HIMSELF a body that he joined Aegis.

Mirai Sansuta: Mirai was Kokuen’s successor in Roguesmanship. However, after Kokuen and Lexi had their own children and Mirai was the adopted one, he felt out of place and spiteful. He murdered Kokuen’s youngest child, the Favorite of Dread. Mirai was killed by Azguel’s eldest son Celsius, who was a close friend of Kokuen’s youngest daughter.

Noah Pisupika: Noah was a relentless psychotic killer who murdered all of Connor’s close friends out of envy. Noah died in a car crash, but went on to possess Flare after. When Connor killed Flare with Itazura, Noah revealed himself. Now out of envy Connor made new friends, Noah joined the Pentagon of Hell to be with Connor alone forever. He was the fourth pillar of Hell. Noah is still obsessed over his little brother and he even murdered Azrix, Itazura’s older brother.

Narvi Favoriteland: Narvi is most definitely a pillar of Hell. He tried to murder his siblings to become the ultimate negative Favorite and to take over Htrae and the Isles for himself so he would remain in charge forever. Aether was the only one who stood in his way as he was the eldest. Narvi tried to killAether and believed he so did, but failed since Aether was a neutral Favorite, not a negative. Aether fights Narvi and Narvi trips and falls into the rapids where he once pushed Aether into after stabbing him. He was hurt by the Twilight dagger Aether had and limped to a cave nearby, where Fenrir killed him. This made Aether the sole Favorite of Crime, passing thievery onto his eldest son. Narvi was without a doubt one of the most twisted Favorites to ever exist.

The Five Ascended:
On the contrary to the Pentagon of Hell, there’s also the Five Ascended, the heroes of the series. They are:

Azguel: The first son of Scar and Pyro is one of the most heroic Favorites ever. He protected Ryanch, he helped others before himself and he helped seal Demoness away which unintentionally made the villians upset and form the Pentagon of Hell. Azguel is the nicest Favorite and has a family of his own. Celsius’s son was named Zunō, the Favorite of Knowledge and who is coincidentally one of the people who join Aether on his journey, to defeat Narvi. He is the nemesis of Overrule, the second pillar of Hell

Derlink: Derlink sacrificed himself to save Azguel from Demoness’s spear. It drove Derlink insane and while he did end up recovering, he still died in Legacy, but was revived in Rebirth. Derlink is definitely a very brave Favorite who while might’ve been cocky, learned to value others. He is the nemesis of Aegis, the first pillar of Hell.

Connor Favoriteland/Pisupika: Connor is the Favorite of Talent. But he’s also the head of the laws in Htrae. His son Mark is the Favorite of Law. Connor killed his brother Noah who killed many people like Ben who possessed Raphael and David who possessed Gabriel. He’s still the nemesis of Noah.

Itazura Favoriteland: Itazura is quite a complex Favorite. He had ill intentions to get revenge on his father, but they turned into good intentions after he spared Hyuzu. He also helped to stop Noah as well as postponed Overrule from finding a body for a while.

Aether Favoriteland:

Aether’s Element of Crime Sorcery:
Aether’s element is fascinating due to the fact he can manipulate every natural element found in nature: Fire, Ice, Electricity, Light, Wind and Darkness. This was somewhat inherited from his ancestor Scar Favoriteland as Scar could use all the various elements from the Favorites with ease. But Aether can’t manipulate sound right? Welllllllll in a sort of way yes. Technically, Aether's element changed after the death if Narvi.


 * Aether can manipulate 2 elements of a time if he goes past his limit, but it reaches 3 in Favoriteland Finale.
 * Aether can manipulate fire like Pyro or Azguel, but not as strong as Scar or Azguel. He can shoot it from his hands and pull it from heat sources. He loves casting fire the most and it seems to be his strong suit.
 * He can manipulate ice like Scar and Azguel, but not as strong, still incredibly strong though as he can give you ice burns from time to time depending on what temperature he selects. He shoots it from his fingertips and his palms.
 * Manipulating electricity seems to be harder for Aether as he literally calls on it, hoping for it to come. When he was developing it, all it was were a few sparks. But Aether eventually was able to manipulate electricity like Hyuzu does with water. He conducts electricity with his body and shoots it from every part.
 * Mastering the wind was a fun thing for Aether. Since Aether has wings, but doesn’t use them to fly much, he relies on wind to walk upon in midair. He also causes tempests to occur when he needs to escape.
 * Aether is a natural at manipulating shadows and dark forces of energy much like Hamaliel. Except he cannot change it into positivity whatsoever. He also conducts darkness and blends in with it. You know when he’s feeling dark inside when he turns his hair completely black.
 * Light was a little bit difficult for a young Aether to handle. Light worked in mysterious and complex ways. But Aether did as a matter of fact figure out how to turn light into a solid that can smack people with.
 * Aether also has the ability to silence any sound around him to any extent. Normally to hide his footsteps making any noise. But he also does it when he feels annoyed by people, mainly when Citadel goes on his rants about respecting others and their valuables. To which, Aether mimics Citadel with his hands and sticking out his tongue in annoyance.
 * Aether can indeed fly, but never really had inspiration to work more on it because well, he was tossed into a waterfall that tossed him from about 50,000FT.
 * The skill Aether uses quite frequently is hypnosis or brainwashing. Whenever someone sees Aether’s eyes and/or grin, they will be hypnotized or brainwashed into becoming a servant for him until he releases them. This skill doesn’t work on other Favorites. After getting hypnotized or brainwashed, they’ll forget his face if he so desires. This is how he keeps his identity secret.
 * Aether controls and reigns over all crime. He can make anyone commit crime except for other Favorites. He however, doesn't commit much crime except for thievery. Although he did play a part in the death of Narvi.
 * Another ability he uses is the ability to transform into whatever he stole. If he was almost caught, he would use this to be carried to the place he wanted to pull of his heist.
 * Aether also has weakness. His powers over elements like darkness and fire for example, tend to dwindle his strength. But he has been training his mind to get stronger. This is because unlike Azguel who's power affects his physical state, Aether's power affects his mind.
 * His mind is affected by having to think where it must go, what it must do. The more details, they are.

Fighting Style:
Aether fights much like Itazura did. Except instead of tricking people, Aether uses a more direct and cold method. Due to Aether being devoid of hope, he figures he has nothing to lose. As such he’ll charge recklessly into battle and improvise his plan with his surroundings. However, when he starts to gain trust again, Aether is more cautious and conservative in his movements. He’ll still be direct, but will lurk in his environments and quickly run his opponent through.

Aether tends to favour certain powers he possesses. Those being fire and darkness. Aether will often set his opponents and wherever he is fighting ablaze. While he does so by hiding in the shadows, Aether also uses darkness as a vortex of sorts to encase his opponents in so they’ll get lost in the pitch black area. He works with daggers that much is certain. Just like his father. But Aether’s weapon that represents him is a scimitar, a curved shortsword. Representing him losing and then regaining his faith in people.